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Paxton family

 Family

Found in 2 Collections and/or Records:

Paxton House

 File — Box 2, Folder: 70
Scope and Contents

This folder contains notes on and photographs of the Paxton Place. The notes discuss the various owners of the land and house, including R. Tate Alexander and various Paxton family members, physical attributes of the land such as soil type, and a walkthrough of the floorplan.

Dates: Majority of material found within 1800 - 1995

Silverwood, 1942

 File — Box 2, Folder: 81
Scope and Contents

This folder contains a bound report (written in 1942) on Silverwood, a home built by General E. Frank Paxton in 1857 and later sold to Judge John White Brockenbrough and wife Mary Caldwell. The report discusses other owners, including Judge James Kerr Edmondson and wife Emily, and Mary K. Monroe Robinson and husband Edward (descended from the Lyles and Grahams); a physical description of the house and its renovations; and historical information about the owners and their children.

Dates: 1942

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